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The Great Migration is the year-round movement of roughly 1.5 million wildebeest, with zebra and gazelle, around the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem in search of fresh grass. There is no single “migration season”: the herds are always somewhere, and the right camp in the right month puts you in the middle of them.
From late January to March, the herds give birth on the southern plains around Ndutu. Predator action is at its most intense, the landscape is green and off-road driving is allowed in the Ndutu area. From July to October, the herds cross the Mara River in the far north: dramatic, unpredictable and best with three or more nights nearby. Photographers often choose calving; first-timers often choose crossings. Both are extraordinary.
We track the herds through our guides’ sighting reports and adjust camp choices each season. Fly-in safaris save long drives and let you reach the right sector quickly; mobile camps relocate during the year to stay close to the action. A private vehicle means you can wait at a crossing point for hours — which is often what it takes.
Where the herds are
January
Southern Serengeti & Ndutu
After the short rains, the wildebeest spread across the mineral-rich plains of the southern Serengeti and the Ndutu area of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Calving begins towards the end of the month, and the predators gather.
Calving season River crossings Viewing
5 days · 4 nightsNº 02Arusha → Kogatende → Serengeti
Fly straight to wherever the herds are this month, with three nights in a seasonal camp beside the action and a private guide who reads the migration’s rhythm.
from · per personUS$3,450
View journey
8 days · 7 nightsNº 08Arusha → Ndutu → Ngorongoro
Five full days in the Ndutu calving grounds, where off-road driving is allowed, in a private photographic vehicle with beanbags, open sides and a guide who reads light as well as wildlife.
from · per personUS$8,600
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7 days · 6 nightsNº 03Arusha → Tarangire → Manyara → Ngorongoro → Serengeti
The northern circuit at its finest: four ecosystems in seven days, an iconic crater-rim lodge, a remote big-cat camp in the Serengeti and a flight home to spare you the long drive back.
from · per personUS$6,950
View journeyLate January to March for calving in the southern Serengeti, and July to October for Mara River crossings in the north. June is good for Grumeti crossings in the Western Corridor. Herds are present somewhere in the ecosystem all year.
Both, but mostly Tanzania. The herds spend around nine months of the year in the Serengeti and typically enter Kenya’s Masai Mara from about August to October.
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